Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-17
from the twenty five. The outlook for an
other potato famine is only too good.

other potato famine is only too good.
PENoBscoT.
The Penobscot County Cattle Show and
Fair opened well on Wednesday at East Ed
dington, there being a good show of meat
stock, horses and sheep, notwithstanding the
somewhat forbidding atate of the weather.
The hall show of vegetables, flowers and
household goods was very extensive, and
among the exhibitors of fruit were ID. Spin
ney, of EddingtOn. with show of 80 varie-
ties of apples and two of pears j. E. Ben
uock, of OronO, with 60 varieties of apples,
l6 of pears and seven of muskmelons. The
ladies department contains a vast number of
articles in the various lines usually seen at
such exhibitions. The favorable weather of
Thursday had the effect of drawing out a
very large crowd, aud the exhibition of 1887
has been one of the best in the history of the
society.
The Junior class at the Bangor Theological
Seminary contains IL members, among them
being Newton Matthews, the boy preacher,
who, although not yet 10 years of age, has
preached two years. He intends to take the
full three wears course. The middle class
has had an addition of four members since
last year.
SAGADAHoc.
Hiram WEIGH, of Bath, while attending q
meeting of the Masonic Lodge of which he
was a member. was stricken with paralysis.
Capt. John Kelley purchased l9-64ths OF
the ship VIM. Fl. Smith for SIG 800, at auc-
ton sale-The will Of William Sprague, late
of Topsham, Is being contested before the
Sagadahoc Probate Court.
SOMERSET.
II IS
ceiyed a severe fall at Hotel Coburn, Thurs
day He mistook door in corridor and
opened one leading to fight of stairs going
down to next floor. He stepped through and
fell to the bottom, receiving painful bruises
but fortunately broke no bones
The mother of Charles Ames of Fairfield il
q great great grandmother. His family rep
resents five generations. The youngest OF
the family has two grandmothers, three grea
grandmothers and one great great grand
mother.
WASHINGTON.
About thirty feet of Geo o Grady & Co.'S
sardine factory wharf at Eastport, was de
stroyed by coal laden schooner running into
it.
The oldest resident of Calais, Mr.. Lewis
Wilson, is reported dangerously ill. He il
81 years old.
The work Of clearing up the ruin'
of the old Custom House at Eastport has
been completed.
YORK.
Deputy Sheriff Goldthwaite, of Biddeford
has cucumber that grew at his place on thu
Pool road measuring l5a inches in length
l33 inches in circumference, and weighs
pounds and 3 ounces.
VIM. II. Cluff and gentleman from Bos
ton have purchased a tract of land at Kenne
bunk, and will probably build cottage fo
summer use. MIR. Cluff, being an active
progressive man. will be likely to work it fol
all it is worth There are some good lots il
that vicinity, which will likely be occupied ii
the near future.
The clothing house of c. II. Weber 0
Saco was entered Thursday morning by bur
glars, and several hundred dollars worth o
goods were stolen.
The Pepperell, Lsconia, York and Water
/ Power companies will abandon the Saturday
| half holiday system after this week. Begin.
ming Monday the mills will run from a quar-
ter of seven in the morning to six in tn,
evening. with the usual dinner hour at noon.
On Saturdays they will run but 81 hours, the
machinery being stopped at half-past four
o'clock in the afternoon.
The receipts of York Hsrbor & Beach rail
road this season have been far in excess Of
the articipations of the projectors of tn,
scheme Arrangements are being made fol
extended service on the road before the open
ing next season